Ph.D - University of Illinois (1996)
M.A. - Marquette University
B.A. - University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Areas of Specialization

International Relations

Comparative Politics

European Politics

Political Economy

American Politics

Courses Taught

POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics

POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations

POLS 346 Politics of Western Europe

POLS 364 International War and Peace

POLS 365 American Foreign Policy

POLS 369 Politics of the World Economy

POLS 371 The Politics of German-speaking Europe

POLS 372 The Politics of Scotland

POLS 377 The United Nations

POLS 378 Semester Abroad Research

POLS 480 Seminar: Political Science

INTS 200 International Studies

INTS 365 Contemporary Europe

INTS 370 International Study Tour

INTS 377 Semester Abroad

INTS 480 International Studies Senior Seminar

Dr. Wes Chapin began working at the UWRF in 1997 and was
promoted to full professor in 2008. He has served as chair of both Political
Science and International Studies. He has also been involved in Education
Abroad, leading both semester-length and short-term programs, and served 13
years on the Faculty Senate, including three years as chair and faculty
representative to the UW System and its Board of Regents. He is currently vice
president of the Arrowhead Model United Nations Association, and has been an
officer of both the Wisconsin Political Science Association and the UWRF
Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi multiple times. He is currently the Associate
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies with duties that
include but are not limited to faculty development, program review, assessment,
program prioritization, graduate studies, and the administration of activity
insight.